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Petrodollar Demise…The Death of the Dollar?

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Iran Announces 34 New Nuke Sites

Iran plans to build many new nuclear plants with atomic reactors along its coastlines with the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea, Iran’s top nuclear official announced on Thursday. The announcement comes just a week after Western nuclear negotiators claimed that … Continue reading

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United States becomes world’s largest producer of oil in 2013

The US has surged to be the world’s lead oil supplier because of growth in shale oil. Shale crude and condensate production at 2.5 MMB/D in 2013 is now slightly over one-third of total US crude production, and shale NGL … Continue reading

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Japanese doctors ordered to cover up mass radiation sickness across population

A substantial number of Japanese have suddenly begun suffering nosebleeds that some reports indicate are likely tied to radiation poisoning from the damaged nuclear plants at Fukushima. The reports are based on a series of tweets, allegedly from Japanese citizens … Continue reading

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Brits Lose Control of Nuke Reactors: “Unbelievable… Seriousness of a Major Radioactive Release”

After the world witnessed a widespread radioactive disaster following the Tsunami that took down power systems at the Fukushima nuclear facility in Japan you would think that nuclear regulators and operators would have taken the threat of unforeseen accidents seriously. … Continue reading

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Be Ready for Total Grid Failure

If you haven’t been in a bubble cut off from all forms of media lately, it would be impossible to have missed all of the warnings being issued about the impending loss of our electrical grid. This isn’t just coming … Continue reading

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The REAL Fukushima Danger

[Typhoon Watch.] The Real Problem … The fact that the Fukushima reactors have been leaking huge amounts of radioactive water ever since the 2011 earthquake is certainly newsworthy.  As are the facts that: Tepco doesn’t know how to stop the leaks Scientists have no idea where … Continue reading

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Radiation Levels At Fukushima Soar By Over 20% In Three Days, Hit 2,200 mSv And Rising

Moments ago a powerful 6.5 quake struck the Izu Islands, 400 miles south of Tokyo, strong enough to be felt among the taller buildings of the Japanese capital. Luckily, there was no tsunami or any destructive aftermath, at least none publicly … Continue reading

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Massive Government Drill Planned to Test Possibility of U.S. Electric Grid Going Down

I seem to remember a similar drill in Boston to test for the possibility of  a terrorist bomb threat. David DeGerolamo The U.S. Government is gearing up for a major Preparedness Drill that will simulate a Grid Down Scenario, one … Continue reading

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Tepco Lies Again, Admits Radioactive Leak “May” Have Started A Month Earlier

Remember that recently announced leak at Fukushima (which we first noted nearly a month ago), which Tepco promised was nothing really, only to subsequently admit 300 tons of radioactive water was seeping out of the destroyed nuclear power plant daily into the ocean (and … Continue reading

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Obama bypassing Congress on climate change

The success of President Obama’s second-term climate agenda hinges on a set of regulations now in the works at the Environmental Protection Agency. His plan to combat global warming through new emissions standards and a shift toward increased renewable energy … Continue reading

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West Coast of North America to Be Hit Hard by Fukushima Radiation

An ocean current called the North Pacific Gyre is bringing Japanese radiation to the West Coast of North America: While many people assume that the ocean will dilute the Fukushima radiation, a previously-secret 1955 U.S. government report concluded that the … Continue reading

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Japan to issue gravest Fukushima nuclear warning in two years

Japan will dramatically raise its warning about the severity of a toxic water leak at the Fukushima nuclear plant, its nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday, its most serious action since the plant was destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011. … Continue reading

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The L.E.A.F. Wood Gasifier

From YouTube: A great little Gasifier from The folks at Fotch industries in Tennessee. LEAF stand for low emission alternative fuel. The production units will be green. https://practicalpreppers.com/online-…

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Official: Tepco Plan Could Cause Fukushima Reactor Buildings to “Topple”

Tepco’s ill-considered efforts to change soil permeability and water flow have caused severe problems at the site … including highly radioactive groundwater bubbling up to the surface. NHK notes: The vice governor of Fukushima Prefecture has asked the government to take the lead in handling the … Continue reading

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